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Tristan Kirk

London Overground train driver ‘fell asleep’ before Enfield Town derailment

Two people were injured when a train carrying around 50 passengers crashed through buffers at Enfield Town station in north London (London Fire Brigade/PA)

(Picture: PA Media)

The driver of a London Overgroundtrain which crashed through the buffers in Enfield has been charged with falling asleep at the controls, a court heard.

Erkan Mehmet, 40, was at the helm of the morning service from Liverpool Street station to Enfield Town which derailed on October 12 last year.

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